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The womens conquest a tragi-comedy : as it was acted by His Highness the Duke of York's servants / written by the Honourable E.H.
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Howard, Edward, fl. 1669.
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1671
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victory thou know'st I have been a most submissive Husband Melv. You 'l soon know my conditions Andr. And if they prove but gentle I am conquer'd happily 1 Lad. You will not leave our Camp presently Clar. Not till the issue of this day be past 2 Lad. If you doubt obedience from your Husbands Command a Guard from us Fosc. By no means Ladies We acknowledge an absolute Conquest Melv. Otherwise you know our Commission Clar. Your servant fair noble Warriours Ex. Fosc. Clar. Andr. Melv. 1 Lad. The Queen Enter Mandana with Cydane and Renone Mand. You have taken those fierce Militants That did attempt to force their safeties In despight of our bold powers 2 Lad. We have most Royal Madam And in obedience to your great commands Have gratify'd two Ladies of the Enemies part By surrendring of their Husbands to their wills Mand. I am glad my victory Does give my name a Trophy in the Obligation of my Sex these men we war Have too injurious treated But where 's The Prince Bassanes their General 1 Lad. He forc'd his bold escape if not drown'd In passing of the Volga Mand. We could have Been content to have seen him made our Captive Renon And must have added Glory to your Victory Cyd. He much exprest himself your great Admirer Enter Messenger Mess. Glad tidings mighty Queen the King and all His power is now surrender'd to your General Mand. I knew the streight we had reduc'd 'em to Would soon compel 'em And where 's his fair Persian Mistress Statyra Mess. She is besides some Pris'ners of note Guarded by the valiant Moor. Mand. This Crowns our Conquest Enter Daranthe and Parisatis with Tysamnes and Statyra Araxis Toxaris and Alvanes Daranthe I must praise thy valour And all you my Women Souldiers For this glorious day Daran We are honour'd that our duties Serv'd your Greatness Mand. But thine my valiant Moor that gives Such noble emulation in thy worthy Deeds To all I know not how enough to magnifie But soon will raise thy merit to some higher Trust shall speak our great esteem both of thy Valour and fidelity Par. You oblige the humblest of your Servants Mand. The King 's a gracious person Looking on Tysam. Par. I fear too taking Mand. Now Mighty Sir Tysam. Your pleasure Madam Mand. Is it not just that I who am the Mighty Warriour in my Sexes Cause Should frown thee dead Tysam. You cannot look me out of life nor would I turn my head aside though every beam Of yours were Darts of Basilisks that dare Behold you thus Mand. You are resolute I find And would to Heaven your Queen were yet in being That she might witness my concern in her Fair Cause or from my power Ask thee her Sacrifice Since thou hast been so much her Tyrant Lover Tysam. My ingratitude to her great vertue I acknowledge though I meet all your rage In pouring of revenge for her sake on my head And since she is no more for which Heaven knows How true I grieve I would not live but for This Ladies sake Looking on Statyra Mand. Your new made Mistress Tysam. And just possessor of my heart Mand. She has strange fascination in her eyes For which Aside Stat. If you pronounce me guilty speak my death Nay I 'le intreat it at your hand as royal mercy So you 'l spare the King For whose great safety Had I many thousand lives I 'd humbly Lay them as my offering at your feet Daran This Lady has a noble soul. Par. Too much the Kings I fear Aside Mand. I have cause enough to bid thee dye But will not cloud the glory of this day With Womans death and wer 't not for a sacred Resolution of my soul perhaps would grant Thy Loves enjoyment but I have now decreed Tysam. If death I am ready to embrace it Stat. Oh speak some milder Accent what can Become a Womans soul like yours so much As gracious mercy Mand. My resolution 's fixt irrevocable As when by Heaven's o're-ruling will we guide Our Justice for know Tysamnes I have vow'd Thy life a glorious victim of my Conquest Nor has it been unusual in the Wars we make For such a day as this to grace our Altars With the best of Captives of which I judge None worthy like thy self Stat. You will not be divinely cruel Mand. I 'le hear no more Zeriffa take these pris'ners to thy custody Thy Complexion is most fit to serve this Trust And be sure you have a watchful eye Upon this Lady the rest perhaps Shall find our mercy Par. I joy this trust Tysam. Grieve not Statyra since I dye thy Lover Stat. And might I bleed upon the Altar with you 'T were then my Loves true Sacrifice Mand. Thus far this day propitious does appear But from the end great Acts their Crowns must wear Ex. Omnes ACT V. SCENE I. Enter Mandana and Parisatis Mand. HOw bears Tysamnes his restraint and our Declar'd resolves I know they needs Must bow his lofty heart Par. As unconcern'd as Infants sleep Or as the Man you 'd chuse the object of Your mercy ought to be nay more Mand. What means that more Par. You are a Woman Mand. But a Conquerour Par. Had I like power Mand. What then Par. I 'd bid him live at least Mand. Thou would'st not have me love him Par. No by my life Though 't were a gracious Act to Heaven if you Vouchsafe him mercy since he 's oblig'd to fair Statyra's Love you else will kill two hearts at once Mand. Away with this fond pity I have fix't my Justice Par. Your pleasure Madam Mand. Bring forth the King I 'le make him know it Par. I am all confusion Ex. Parisatis Mand. This Moor is brave and loyal my Mother once Had such a Lady near her person she Would commend above what Faith can reach Enter Parisatis with Tysamnes Zeriffa admit none to our presence Par. I shall not but by your leave Queen Will here observe Pvr. Stands aside Mand. I hear Tysamnes You contemn the vow I 've made Nor does my eye Discern other then pleasing calms upon The brow you seem to wear Tysam. Such as become a King And every vulgar man when made a Sacrifice To womans passion Mand. Take heed Sir how You entertain a Summer in your hopes Or slight the Justice I decree Tysam. What mean you Madam Alas I look'd to meet the Miter'd Priest The Altar fixt where I should bleed your Victim And if you superscribe it With my crimes of Love Which caus'd at once my Parisatis death And fair Statyra's tears I 'le call it justice And due expiation of my sins to Heaven Mand. I 'le soon my self convey you to the Altar I intend Par. What means the Queen Aside Mand. Or say I bid thee live Tysam. 'T were then a mercy greater then I crave Or merit Mand. I 'd have thee judge it more Par. 'T is love most certain Aside Mand. What think you of this
look She smiles Tysam. 'T is somewhat gentler then I did expect Mand. And what of this Smiles again Tysam. It seems more kind then common smile Mand. Is it not welcom to thy heart Tysam. 'T were too much to bestow such beams on me And gives me greater wonder then should Lights Orb Contract its glory to the Artick Pole To quicken there some frozen spot of earth Mand. He does perceive thy pardon now is written In my heart Zeriffa Enter Parisatis See thou respect Tysamnes Above observance of a Pris'ner I have Some motives of a near concern require it Ex. Mandana Par. Is this your vow oh Parisatis Didst thou walk as undiscern'd as Ghosts That cloath themselves in bodies of the Air This must affright thee more then timorous hearts Scar'd with such pale horrors Admit Sir I congratulate this Grace Tysam. 'T was unexpected And I with glader eyes could have beheld Thee made my deaths black Hand-maid Par. You do not slight the Queen that with her Gracious beams of mercy quickens you to live Nay more if I discern that have some trust From her fair thoughts is giving of her self A conquest to your Love methinks This should awake your apprehension Tysam. It does but find my self Unshaken to Statyra and could have wish'd Your Queens more rigid vow were unrepeal'd That I might bleed her Sacrifice Par. She is your Crime And therefore does deserve to be your Fate Or else embrace the same with her Tysam. Though thy dark visage is most fit to be The messenger of death and all it's horrors I may enquire what cause incites thee To appear thus cruel Par. It breaks like clearest justice From my Soul that am oblig'd to be Your Queens Revenger Tysam. Thou art not sent from t'other world To be my Executioner where she 's adorn'd With Crowns and smiles of Angels still interceding My forgiveness Par. I have griev'd his Soul too much Pardon me Sir I was too bold to urge Your penitence Aside Tysam. It proves thee worthy Par. One word and I have done were your Queen living Nay more Sir wer 't soon as manifest she Hazarded her life repriev'd on purpose For your safety would you receive her To your embrace and love Tysam. She is too dear to Heaven To be given thence and Stars which frown'd upon That fatal Act already have enroll'd her In their first of bright Societies But this is all thy dream Par. Believe it such Yet so far I dare represent her self As to assure you for her sake I 'le dye To purchase your just freedom Let this tear confirm you as 't were shed from her Enter Statyra Ex. Parisatis Statyra Sir Tysam. The carriage of this Moor Is honours riddle to my thoughts Oh my Statyra I have yet a hope of thy Enjoyment Stat. Does the Queen Incline to mercy Tysam. She has receded from her vow Stat. That 's happy And more cruel in decree seeks To divide my soul from thine Thou understand'st me Stat. I do too sadly Tysam. But this Moor employ'd by Heaven To be a Guardian of our Loves or as The night or Hymen gave her this complexion To be a sober guide unto his rights Devotes her self to serve our safeties Stat. This means of happiness was above my hope While through each vein of mine my blood had ebbings From my heart in apprehension of your dangers Nor did I view her with less horror Conceiving her the Queens most cruel instrument Tysam. I thought her so but she has given me such Assurance of her Faith and Love that had Thy beauteous figure took a veil like her Or were my Parisatis Represented such I would not have expected A more strict concern for me Stat. It seems too much To credit from a stranger or else 't is but Loves kinder Labyrinth Enter Parisatis Tysam. She 's here salute her With thy kindest beams she does deserve Our near regards Stat. Madam the King has given me such a character Of your worth as I must beg to joyn Acknowledgments with his Par. I 'le venture all that 's dear to serve him And your vertue but this is not a time For Words Things call to action Please you withdraw Ex. Tysam. Stat. Enter Draxanes Draxanes come Drax. I hope most happily Par. And hast thou found him Drax. Yes Madam and have brought him Par. This place is safe from ears wait him to me Ex. Drax. If fortune be not peevish now the Scene I have laid shall Crown my Acts. Enter Bassanes disguis'd I am wondrous glad to see thee live Bass. And I like to some man that 's Struck with Extasies of joy Could even resign my soul as thus I kiss the ground I tread in adoration Of your being here when fear'd beyond a doubt You had snatch'd your self away to make its Bosom in your grave more sacred Par. Draxanes told thee all Bass. He did Madam As I was levying of Recruits to free the King From this restraint he suffers here Par. Then we 'll spare further circumstance And only know I have prepar'd to do him Signal service for which end I took this Cloud Either to dye unknown or live a means Of his lov'd preservation Bass. This deed must ravish Men and Angels To express who must admire at once Your most heroick constancy and vertue Par. Enough Bassanes and pardon me that I Sent my summons to joyn thee as companion In the dangers I embrace Bass. You shall command My utmost peril though every man I meet Could look me into Atoms Par. And know to my More cruel Fate the King not only has A Mistress in Statyra but the Queen Mandana his fair Conquerour has vow'd Him for her own enjoyment Bass. What can be thought on To resist this high injustice Par. I have resolv'd upon the means in which I 'le use thy Conduct not more approv'd to act Then sage in resolution nor do I doubt The instruments we 'll use are less then cordial To embrace the end we shall propose which must Be swift in execution Bass. I would not waste a minute e're I act to serve it Par. The Guards are here at my devotion besides A considerable number of our bravest Officers By the Queen Mandana set at liberty Bass. They may be serviceable to your design Par. The honour of their King obliges it Within we 'll debate more at large particulars Exeunt Enter Toxaris Alvanes Araxis Tox. Well Gallants we are all Freemen now Alv. 'T is a seasonable mercy to us Courtiers Not us'd to this kind of belly duty We otherwise must have been living Anatomies By this time Arax And so perhaps Metamorphiz'd Into starv'd Ghosts to walk with hideous Lamentations these Fields of Victory Tox. I do not think All th' Infernal Region can fright these Victrices should they appear in Arms There 's not an Image of Mars but does raise Their fury above Miracle Alv. And yet For all their being thus couragious and hardy Which must be acknowledg'd